Xinyuan climate
Xinyuan is warmest in July, with average highs of 25 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -16 °C. May is the wettest month (81 mm) and January the driest (18 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Xinyuan averages 576 mm of rain, 57 days above 25 °C and 175 days below freezing.
China · population 282,718 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month July 25 °C
- Coldest month January -16 °C
- Driest month January 18 mm
- Wettest month May 81 mm
- Least cloud October 41 % cloud
- Hottest on record July 35 °C
- Coldest on record December -31 °C
What to expectXinyuan through the year
Xinyuan has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 0.9 °C in January to 25 °C in July, a swing of 29 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 57 days a year reach 25 °C, 4 of them reach 30 °C, 175 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 35 °C, in July.
Rain is strongly seasonal. May averages 81 mm against 18 mm in January — 4.4 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0.9 °C | 18 mm | 49 % |
| February | 3.9 °C | 21 mm | 52 % |
| March | 9.6 °C | 38 mm | 54 % |
| April | 16.0 °C | 73 mm | 56 % |
| May | 20.2 °C | 81 mm | 60 % |
| June | 23.4 °C | 79 mm | 62 % |
| July | 25.4 °C | 68 mm | 52 % |
| August | 25.1 °C | 53 mm | 46 % |
| September | 21.3 °C | 43 mm | 45 % |
| October | 14.9 °C | 42 mm | 41 % |
| November | 7.7 °C | 39 mm | 49 % |
| December | 2.2 °C | 22 mm | 50 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0.9 °C | -16.1 °C | -8.7 °C | 11.2 °C | -29.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| February | 3.9 °C | -13.3 °C | -4.9 °C | 15.9 °C | -30.8 °C | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| March | 9.6 °C | -6.6 °C | 1.9 °C | 23.1 °C | -21.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| April | 16.0 °C | 0.4 °C | 8.9 °C | 28.7 °C | -14.7 °C | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| May | 20.2 °C | 5.7 °C | 14.0 °C | 30.1 °C | -6.2 °C | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| June | 23.4 °C | 10.4 °C | 18.1 °C | 31.3 °C | 1.8 °C | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 25.4 °C | 12.2 °C | 20.0 °C | 34.6 °C | 4.8 °C | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| August | 25.1 °C | 11.0 °C | 19.2 °C | 33.5 °C | 0.2 °C | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| September | 21.3 °C | 6.9 °C | 14.8 °C | 31.1 °C | -3.2 °C | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| October | 14.9 °C | 0.6 °C | 7.6 °C | 27.4 °C | -16.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| November | 7.7 °C | -6.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 21.0 °C | -23.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| December | 2.2 °C | -13.3 °C | -6.8 °C | 13.5 °C | -31.4 °C | 0 | 0 | 31 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18 mm | 5 | 9.3 h/day | 49 % | 65 % | 7.7 km/h |
| February | 21 mm | 5 | 10 h/day | 52 % | 64 % | 8.1 km/h |
| March | 38 mm | 9 | 12 h/day | 54 % | 63 % | 8.7 km/h |
| April | 73 mm | 11 | 13 h/day | 56 % | 65 % | 9.3 km/h |
| May | 81 mm | 12 | 15 h/day | 60 % | 66 % | 9.0 km/h |
| June | 79 mm | 11 | 15 h/day | 62 % | 67 % | 8.0 km/h |
| July | 68 mm | 9 | 15 h/day | 52 % | 67 % | 7.8 km/h |
| August | 53 mm | 9 | 14 h/day | 46 % | 65 % | 8.0 km/h |
| September | 43 mm | 8 | 13 h/day | 45 % | 64 % | 8.1 km/h |
| October | 42 mm | 8 | 11 h/day | 41 % | 66 % | 7.7 km/h |
| November | 39 mm | 8 | 9.7 h/day | 49 % | 66 % | 7.7 km/h |
| December | 22 mm | 6 | 9.0 h/day | 50 % | 66 % | 7.8 km/h |
How Xinyuan compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xinyuan | 25 °C | -16 °C | 576 mm | 57 |
| Ghulja · China | 30 °C | -10 °C | 292 mm | 109 |
| Bole · China | 31 °C | -15 °C | 287 mm | 104 |
| Huocheng · China | 30 °C | -12 °C | 216 mm | 108 |
| Shihezi · China | 33 °C | -18 °C | 251 mm | 124 |
| Karamay · China | 34 °C | -16 °C | 112 mm | 128 |
| Korla · China | 33 °C | -10 °C | 76 mm | 143 |
Where Xinyuan ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in Asia in July | 11th of 50 | 87/100 |
| Places with the best weather in Asia in August | 21st of 50 | 88/100 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Xinyuan.
QuestionsCommon questions about Xinyuan’s climate
When is the best time to visit Xinyuan?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. June, July, August sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and January the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Xinyuan get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 25 °C. About 4 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 35 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average -16 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 175 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Xinyuan?
May, averaging 81 mm over 12 days with rain. The driest month is January with 18 mm. The year as a whole averages 576 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Xinyuan rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Data point
- 43.426°, 83.250° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.